Lot 18/The Tasting Room, $18/bottle
Aaron: This was a big miss! I really like Lot 18 but if you have a choice of bottles, skip this one. The bulky pepper and spice nose was mixed with stale mushrooms and dark earth. Tar and molasses clouded the palate with heavy, chalky tannins. I love petite syrahs, but this one left an aftertaste of over-ripe plum and black sand. Skip this one. 82 points
Teri: Don’t bother with this bottle. It smells nice but has chalky tannins and a bitter finish mixed with raspberry and oak flavors. There are some underlying flavors which are good, but the chalky tannins overpower anything decent in this bottle. 82 points
